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An Unexpected Boost

arindam | 10 Jun, 2009

While the rest of the world sinks deeper into recession, South Africa has got an unexpected boost. We’re talking about the Indian Premier League.

While the rest of the world sinks deeper into recession, South Africa has got an unexpected boost. We’re talking about the Indian Premier League, which is estimated to pump over $50 million into the South African economy. This will include 4,000 hotel rooms and more then 10,000 airline tickets, not to mention the resultant fan tourism boom. Call it a reverse sweep of the financial kind.